Visakhapatnam, Nov. 14 -- State governments can play a decisive role in developing India's emerging space economy by connecting major space companies with Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and academic institutions, Andhra Pradesh IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh has said.

Andhra Pradesh Proposes Dual Strategy For Space Sector Growth

Speaking at a session on 'India's New Space Economy' on the second day of the 31st CII Partnership Summit 2026 in Visakhapatnam, Lokesh outlined a dual strategy of vertical and horizontal integration to position Andhra Pradesh as a destination for space-sector investments.

Explaining vertical integration, he said States should map the entire industrial value chain and attract sub-component manufac...